Traditional fairytales about helpless princesses waiting for their princes to come and rescue them should take a back seat now that wonderful stories like Brave Little Owl are here.

What a beautifully written story about Little Owl and her fear of flying. She's not like her family and is scared to learn what comes naturally to most birds. Her kind and caring Grandpa lets her in on a little secret – he was scared of flying once. This gives her the encouragement to give flying one last go and to her
surprise she succeeds.

Amatullah was mesmerised by the glittery moon on the front cover. She loved rubbing her fingers over the textured surface. She especially loved the fold-out page where Little Owl finally takes flight and the colourful illustrations with their soft colours and the cute animals. Personally I thought the landscape backgrounds of the sky at night were simply breath taking.

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